What I have set down in a moment of ardour I must then critically examine. Sometimes I must do myself violence before I can mercilessly erase things thought out with love.
Even in the works of the greatest master, the organic sequence can fail and then a skillful join must be made.
Handel is only fourth rate. He's not even interesting.
When Brahms is in extra good spirits, he sings, "The grave is my joy".
Sometimes I observe with curiosity that uninterrupted activity which, independent of the subject of any conversation I may be carrying on, continues its course in that department of my brain that is devoted to music.
Brahms stayed an extra day to hear my [Fifth] Symphony and was very kind ... I like his honesty and open-mindedness. Neither he nor the players liked the finale, which I also think rather horrible.
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